The Very Reverend James Sutherland Thomson was born in Stirling Scotland. He received his M.A. (1914) and a Doctor of Divinity (1920) from University of Glasgow. He served in World War I with the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (1915-17) and the Rifle Brigade 1917-19 achieving the rank of Captain. He emigrated to Canada in 1930 to be Professor of Systematic Theology at Pine Hill College, Halifax. In 1937 he was appointed President of the University of Saskatchewan, a post he held for twelve years. In 1949 he accepted the position of J.W. McConnell Professor of the Philosophy of Religion and the first Dean of the new Faculty of Divinity, McGiII University. Prior to accepting this position he had been a Governor of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Thomson was Moderator of the United Church of Canada between 1956 and 1958. In his retirement he remained active as Lecturer on Philosophy of Education at McGiII University and Professor at the United Theological College (Montreal).

Thomson was Regius Professor of National History at Aberdeen University from 1899 to 1930. He wrote numerous books on biology and on evolution and religion.

George Thomson was born on August 31, 1826, in Spital, Jamaica.

He was a lawyer. When he was young, his family moved to Halifax. He was a merchant in Arichat, Nova Scotia, until 1869, when he moved to Halifax. His brothers James and Cathcart were well-known lawyers there. About 1873, he joined them in forming a law partnership Thomsons & Bullock. In 1888, George moved his family to Wolfville, Nova Scotia. He continued his practice of law in Halifax at least until 1890. In 1897, he was elected mayor of the Town of Wolfville and remained in office until 1902.

In 1847, he married Eunice Lovett (1826–1906). He died on March 19, 1908, in Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia.

Scientist and university administrator David Thomson was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. He received his B.Sc. and M.A. from Aberdeen University and his Ph.D. from Cambridge in 1928. After a period of postgraduate study on the continent, he came to McGill in 1928 as a lecturer in biochemistry. He was appointed as full Professor in 1937 and was named Gilman Cheney Professor in 1947. In 1941, Thomson became Chairman of the Biochemistry Department and in 1942, Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research. From 1955 until the tragic concussion that forced his retirement in 1962, Thomson served as McGill's Vice-Principal. Thomson's research work centred on endocrinology and metabolism. He was consultant to the Federal government on questions of nutrition, and was heavily involved with both learned bodies and inter-university organizations. A man of wide reading and ready wit, he was also a sought-after public speaker and radio broadcaster on topics both scientific and literary. He passed away in 1964.

Dale Cairns Thomson was born on June 17, 1923, in Westlock, Alberta, and died on April 27, 1999. His parents were Walter James Cairns Thomson and Margaret Charlotte Falkson. Thomson had two siblings, Peggy Thomson Scott and Walter Thomson. He married Shirley Lavinia Cull in 1967 and divorced in 1967, then married Hamidol Mena Syne in 1982 (she died in 1987), and then he married Lizanne Ryan in 1996. He had no children. Thomson served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II and then attended the University of Alberta, graduating with a B.A. degree in 1948. He then obtained a diploma in international relations from the University of Paris in 1950 and a doctorate from the university’s Faculty of Letters in 1951. His thesis was titled “General Haushofer and his Ideas on Geopolitics.” After returning to Canada, Thomson worked at the National Film Board of Canada and then served as Associate Private Secretary to Canadian Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent, where he remained until 1958. Involved with both the Liberal Party of Quebec and the Liberal Party of Canada, in the 1958 Canadian federal election, he was the unsuccessful Liberal candidate in the Jasper-Edson riding. Thomson then returned to academia and authored numerous books, while writing articles in the Canadian press and commentating on television and radio about Canadian politics. Thomson was Vice-Principal of McGill University from 1973 to 1976 and Professor of Political Science from 1973 to 1994.

British anatomist and anthropologist.

Rev. William Thompson was born on February 17, 1806, in Goshen, Connecticut.

He was a Congregational clergyman and educator. He graduated from Union College in 1827 and Andover Theological Seminary in 1832. He served as a pastor for one year and then became a Professor of Hebrew Language and Literature at the Hartford Theological Seminary (1834-1881). As a Professor Emeritus, he served as a Dean of the Faculty until his death in 1889. He was also a chaplain of the Retreat for the Insane for seventeen years.

In 1834, he married Eliza Butler (1809–1879). He died on February 27, 1889, in Hartford, Connecticut.